好词典

csi

UK /siː es aɪ/US /siː es aɪ/

词源

首字母缩略词,源自 Crime Scene Investigation(犯罪现场调查),20世纪末随同名美剧流行而广为人知。

noun

❶ 犯罪现场调查的缩写,指对犯罪现场进行科学分析和证据收集的专业工作。

“The CSI team arrived at the scene to collect evidence.”

(犯罪现场调查小组抵达现场收集证据。)

“She works as a CSI investigator for the police department.”

(她在警察部门担任犯罪现场调查员。)

同义词:forensics, crime scene investigation, criminalistics

常见短语

CSI effect — 指因犯罪题材影视剧影响,公众对真实犯罪调查产生不切实际期望的现象。

“The CSI effect has made jurors expect unrealistic forensic evidence in court.”

(CSI效应使陪审员在法庭上期待不切实际的 forensic 证据。)